Bands Caught: Brazilian Girls, Kings of Leon, The Nightwatchman, The Roots, Tool, Aesop Rock

Bands We Wanted to Catch but couldn't: DJ Shadow, The String Cheese Incident, STS9, SuperJam, Gillian Welch, Michael Franti and Spearhead

Brazilian Girls: Expect material from us about these guys. We were hooked and bopping, listening and jamming on accident because one of our campmates recommended. Researching them now.

Kings of Leon: Only song I'm familiar with is "On Call", which I'm totally in love with right now. They put on a decent show. Their music is rockier than I expected, as my only impression/expectation was knowledge of that song.

The Nightwatchman: I listened, two of us went and had a look while Tom Morello warbled. I'm not too impressed by the solo stuff. It's not even that I miss Rage, which I do, but I don't blame this on Morello. I just don't particularly enjoy his folky solo stuff. Sorry.

The Roots: What a fucking amazing show. Never seen them live, not even too familiar with their stuff. This is why Bonnaroo represents a golden opportunity. They rocked out. Seriously rocked it, jammed, it was wild. Loved it.

Tool: My first time seeing Tool live. I've heard some people say their performance was weak. I think the only weak part of it was that they cut the set short by 30 minutes, but considering I lost my Tool virginity, and I was well impressed. The laser light show, the volume was excellent (some of the performances at Bonnaroo really lacked in the loudness department) and the…..guitar solo by Tom Morello was awesome! Sort of hoped/expected it, but it really tickled me. I don't remember the setlist, but I know it was what I wanted from Tool.

Aesop Rock: Caught a bit of this performance. Been a fan of Aesop Rock for a few years now. This was after Tool, and exhaustion set in. I guess I'm an old lady, sorry.  

Pictures from Bonnaroo Friday:

Tool

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